Guns, Atom and Diplomacy: Insights, Analysis & Perspectives from the World of A&D, Nuclear, Strategy & Geopolitics

The 2026 edition of Guns, Atom & Diplomacy provides cutting-edge insights, comprehensive analysis and unmatched global perspectives on all that is latest, trending and burning issues from the world of Aerospace & Defense (A&D), Nuclear, Strategy and Geopolitics as the traditional world order has already become a disorder marked by utter chaos, anarchy and a return to strategic power competition in a radical, unprecedented & disruptive manner fueled by the latest wave of rapid & radical technological evolution powered by the combination of AI & Autonomous Technologies. The same is driven by:- Russia's military resurgence & restructuring of its entire economy around defense posing a serious & existential threat to Europe with the development of hypersonic missiles, drones and the, so called, latest superweapons for the delivery of nuclear weapons. China's military ascendancy, belligerence & bullying of neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region as it tries to match America geopolitically as well as militarily. America's radical departure from the world stage as the traditional global hegemon and peace & power-broker under Trump's MAGA rhetoric marked by protectionism and tariff wars. Radical evolution of global technological landscape, powered by Autonomy & AI, leading to development of disruptive weapons & capabilities fundamentally altering the traditional balance of power among nations in conventional weapon systems & capabilities. Global nuclear renaissance with the onset of a 3-way nuclear arms race between the U.S., Russia and China with almost all virtual Cold War- era treaties virtually repudiated with the last one, New START, set to expire in February 2026, Russia developing superweapons for nuclear warheads delivery, America modernizing its nuclear triad and China set to steadily expand its nuclear arsenal from 600 warheads in 2025 to 1,000 by 2030 and 1,500 by 2035. The global defense spending has already been surging for the past few years consistently which touched a record level of $2.7 trillion in 2024, while growing at 9% year-on-year, and is projected to grow further and touch the highest-ever level of $3 trillion for 2025 with a sustained growth trend over medium term likely... Key Excerpts: Back to the Nuclear Brink or a Re-START for the 'New START' in 2026? - The likely future state of the last standing nuclear treaty in effect and Implications for nuclear arms control & nuclear proliferation globally. Back to the Future: from 1938's Munich Agreement to the proposed Ukraine Peace Plan of 2025 – Likely End Game for the Russia-Ukraine War. Europe's Hour of Reckoning: In the Crosshairs of a Dual Existential Crises while Facing the Devil, his Guardian and the Devil's Advocate - An Opportunity for further Regional Integration or a Fall Out? Trump's Geopolitical Gambit in Venezuela: Mere Sabre-Rattling or the End Game? The Fragile Peace in the Middle East and what lies ahead following Iran's Debilitation and Israel's Emergence as the Proverbial Bad Guy of the Region Stealth: From Secret Exclusivity to Ubiquity: Tracing the Evolutionary Journey over Half-a-Century and its Core Architects: 1975-2025 and the flight path ahead amid the advent of 6th gen jets...